Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.92 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 0.92 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8 GPIA, in 2006.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 43rd of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.81 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.83 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.86 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.88 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.87 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.88 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.81 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.81 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.861 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.863 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.862 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.898 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 0.92 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 GPIA in 2006.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 43rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release